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Alyssa’s Quotes

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world

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“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
― Anne Frank

tags: anne, beauty, frank, happy

7676 likes

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

tags: animal-farm

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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, inspirational

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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Alyssa’s Groups

A Million More Pages — 2102 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Welcome! We are a reading group focused on challenge-based activities, hosting seasonal challenges that revolve around specific themes. By engaging i ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 30609 members — last activity 2 hours, 50 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 42599 members — last activity 2 hours, 10 min ago
This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2025 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading challenge ...more

Around the Year in 52 Books — 10885 members — last activity 1 hour, 30 min ago
~ 2024 Reading Challenge ~ 52 books for 52 weeks. Each week, members read the book of their choice for that week's challenge requirement. ▶︎ CURREN ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26766 members — last activity Nov 21, 2025 09:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

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